Code for Sustainable Homes: Certified Dwellings and Energy Ratings in England and Wales

Statistics on dwellings certified to the Code for Sustainable Homes standards in England and Wales. The dataset includes counts by local authority area, Code level, and public/private sector classification, along with average SAP energy efficiency ratings for new constructions. It is produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as Official Statistics and was last updated on 2026-07 08.

Use Cases

• Benchmark regional progress in sustainable construction based on certification counts by local authority.
• Compare energy efficiency performance between public and private sector housing based on the SAP rating averages.
• Analyze the distribution of high-performance building standards based on the reported Code levels.
• Model correlations between dwelling types and energy ratings using the provided regional and type averages.

Strengths

• Includes average Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) energy efficiency ratings, a standardized metric.
• Provides breakdowns by local authority area, Code level, and public/private sector, enabling granular analysis.
• Designated as Official Statistics by the UK government agency Communities and Local Government.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-07-08 13:33:19.541544.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic and institutional bias inherent to the UK government collection scope.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Certification records collected against the Code Technical Guide standards.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:19.541544; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales